Using MLA Format

The Works Cited section or Bibliography lists ALL the works that you have cited in your paper. The list of works cited should be alphabetized by the author’s last name (or by title of the work if no author is given). The first line of each source is justified to the left. Each additional line is indented half an inch (or the default tab setting) and double-spaced.

ONLINE CITATION MAKERS

OSLIS Citation Maker (Oregon School Library Information System)

Landmark Citation Machine

Note:  Be sure to double-check your citations when using either of the two online citation makers above.  They usually produce good citations but do sometimes make mistakes.

CITATION EXAMPLES

PRINT RESOURCES

BOOKS:

Rozakis, Laurie. The Idiot’s Guide to Public Speaking with Confidence. New York: Alpha Books, 1995.

TWO OR THREE AUTHORS:

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE:

"Title of article." Title of Encyclopedia. Year published.

ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE:

No Author:

"Time Exposure." Popular Photography November 1998: 70.

Author:

Frazier, Ken. "Liberating Scholarship." Library Journal 15 October 1998: 40+.

ANONYMOUS ARTICLE:

"Adoption Country." The New Yorker 10 May 1993: 6.

ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER:

Von Buren, Abigail. "Dear Abby." Buffalo Evening News 29 Aug. 1993: E5.

INTERVIEW THAT YOU CONDUCTED:

"Presley, Elvis." Personal interview. 22 July 1975.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

CITING A WEB SITE:

Author (if given). A Title of Article or Work. Title of Complete Work. Date visited day month year <URL address>.

University of Chicago. Internet Hoaxes. 6 Dec. 1999 <http://www.chicago.edu/hoaxes.html>.

CITING ARTICLES FROM DATABASES:

Author (if given). "Title of Article or Work." Magazine Source Publication Date: Page(s). Electronic Database.

Producer. Date accessed <URL address>.

Lefner, Barbara. "Connecting Pet Abuse to Human Violence." Newsweek 26 Oct. 1998: 72+. MAS Ultra On-line. EBSCO Publishing. 15 March 1999 <http://www.epnet.com/ehost/login.html>.

CITING ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS:

Author (if given). "Title of Article or Work." U. Version. Publication Date. Publisher. Date accessed <URL address>.

Donnelly, John Patrick, S.J. "Jesuits." Encyclopedia Americana Online. Vers. 2.0 Jan. 1999. Encyclopedia

Americana. 15 March 1999 http://go.grolier.com/uni.html .

CITING ELECTRONIC MAIL COMMUNICATIONS:

Name of person writing e-mail. "Subject." E-mail to the author. Date.

Virtual, R.E. "Thank you for your letter." E-mail to the author. 22 September 1996.

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